SkeptiCampNM 2026

presented by New Mexicans for Science and Reason

Save the date and plan to join New Mexicans for Science and Reason for the Second SkeptiCamp-NM, to be held on May 2nd, 2026, from 10:00 AM – 6:00PM. The conference will take place at1634 University Blvd., N.E., Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102, North Building Room 123. Snacks, drinks and lunch will be provided.

Social events will also take place the preceding evening, and a Field Trip is planned for May 3rd. Come for the talks and stay for the community!

Mark Boslough, physicist and space impact expert, on claims of an ancient asteroid impact.
	Susan Gerbic, founder of the Guerilla Skeptics on Wikipedia, on how professional psychics employ a technique called cold reading.
Melanie Trecek-King, author of “A Field Guide to Spotting Misinformation,” on her popular “Thinking Is Power” program.
	Kurly Tlapoyawa, local archaeologist, ethnohistorian and filmmaker, on “Debunking New Mexico’s ‘Hispanic’ Myth.”
David Weinberg, professor of ophthalmology, on the bizarre practice called “Eating the Sun.”
	Benjamin Radford, investigator and author of 20 books including “Scientific Paranormal Investigation: How to Solve Unexplained Mysteries,” on the Pachacamac Mystery of Peru.
Matthew Lee Loftus, known as The Credible Hulk on social media, on public pushback against scientific consensus.
	Ruth Frazier will discuss the legacy of her late husband, Ken Frazier, long-time editor of the Skeptical Inquirer science magazine.
Dave Thomas, adjunct professor at New Mexico Tech, on the Flat Earth movement and “The Final Experiment” in Antarctica.

A field trip is planned for Sunday, May 3, to visit the site of the “Los Lunas Decalogue,” claimed to be a pre-Colombian inscription chiseled out by Hebrew immigrants. Radford, Thomas, and Tlapoyawa will be on hand to offer commentary.